1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 23rd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1991.[1]

1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1991
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (10th title)
Runners-upUCLA (8th title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored235 (19.58 per match)
Attendance3,502 (292 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Steve Gill, UC Irvine (11)
Best playerChris Humbert (California)
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California defeated UCLA in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth, and second consecutive, national title. Coached by Steve Heaston, the Golden Bears finished the season 26–1.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was, for the second straight year, Chris Humbert from California. Humbert, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Steve Gill from UC Irvine.

Qualification

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship. This was the first time that two non-Division I programs (Slippery Rock and UC San Diego) qualified for the same tournament.

Team Appearance Previous
California 18th 1990
UC Irvine 19th 1989
UC San Diego 2nd 1989
Long Beach State 12th 1989
Navy 6th 1990
Pepperdine 9th 1990
Slippery Rock 2nd 1983
UCLA 19th 1990

Bracket
Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
California13
Navy6
Navy9California13
Long Beach State13UC Irvine10
UC Irvine11
Long Beach State8
Long Beach State12California7
UC San Diego10UCLA6
UCLA14
UC San Diego10
Seventh placeUC San Diego12UCLA6Third place
Slippery Rock10Pepperdine5
Navy8Pepperdine18UC Irvine7
Slippery Rock9Slippery Rock9Pepperdine9

All-tournament team
  • Chris Humbert, California (Most outstanding player)
  • Jason Brown, UC San Diego
  • Mike Burke, Long Beach State
  • Australia Geoffrey Clark, Pepperdine
  • Steve Gill, UC Irvine
  • Dan Hackett, UCLA
  • Oliver Will, UCLA

See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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